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Canute reacted to king derelict in Mark Anthony by king derelict - Andrea Models - 54mm
Thank you very much OC and welcome. This one is going to be interesting with the need to incorporate the figure into the rest of the bits and pieces. Lots of separate bits to paint.
alan
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Canute reacted to Javlin in Chevrolet C15a FFW by realworkingsailor - IBG Models - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Everybody is moving into new areas of interest...it happens much.
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Canute reacted to RGL in Renault FT-17 on a Renault FP artillery transporter by RGL - Meng/U-Models - PLASTIC/RESIN - diorama
Ok, back to normal programming soon
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Canute reacted to Egilman in Renault FT-17 on a Renault FP artillery transporter by RGL - Meng/U-Models - PLASTIC/RESIN - diorama
No doubt Brother, once the war was over, the debate on the proper usage of the new weapon ran for years... Even though the tech hadn't quite kept up with the thinking... And figuring out the logistics of moving tank columns were still being worked out...
And then, expanding the ideals to Combined Arms in actual combat....
The development of the armored forces concept is a broad and very deep subject.... And we can't forget Dwight Eisenhower in the mix, he was the other genius behind what the US Army Armored force became...
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Canute reacted to realworkingsailor in Renault FT-17 on a Renault FP artillery transporter by RGL - Meng/U-Models - PLASTIC/RESIN - diorama
Not trying to dismiss Patton, more that he wasn’t alone in his thinkings on how to use mechanized armour effectively in combat. Look at the development and use of the Whippet tank (at the Battle of Amiens, which occurred a month before Patton’s first tank actions at Saint Mihiel).
After the first world war, many veteran officers were writing and theorizing about the use of armour in the future battlefield. JFC Fuller and Plan 1919, the development of the Experimental Mechanized Force in 1927, and many others in many other countries.
Patton was arguably the heaviest influence in the development and usage of armour in the US, and is deserving of a decent amount of credit in general, but he certainly wasn’t alone in his thinking.
Andy
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Canute got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in V108 by catopower - Digital Navy - 1/200 Scale - CARD - Torpedo Boat - MSW Tutorial Build
You might want to get an inexpensive travel iron for your sealing technique. WW III might break out if the Admiral finds you using her gear for this.
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Canute reacted to Paul Le Wol in Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE
Beautifully done Glen!
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Canute reacted to Keith Black in Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE
Glen, the Queen Anne is looking hot!................someone had to say it. In all seriousness, she's looking really sharp.
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Canute reacted to KennyH78 in Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE
WOW! I just can't help, but be amazed by the level of detail you are able to show at such a small scale. Really can't wait to see the completed project.
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Canute reacted to Glen McGuire in Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE
On to the mast and yards. Again I start with bamboo toothpicks since I have to drill small holes for the pull threads and the shrouds. Here are the mast sections. I already hinged the lower masts using a crude version of the hidden hinge method that I borrowed from @John Fox III. I've covered that in several previous build logs so I won't go into detail here.
For the mast tops, I take another bamboo stir stick and shave it down to about .5 mm and square off the sides. Then I carve out a hole in the middle, drill tiny holes for the upper shrouds, and cut them to shape.
Here are the masts fully assembled.
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Canute reacted to Paul Le Wol in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Looking forward to seeing the deckhand surveying the situation. Beautiful work Keith!
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Canute reacted to Glen McGuire in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
I'd say the blind hog found a 5 gallon bucker full of acorns. The whole build is fantastic. Well done, Keith!
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Canute reacted to Keith Black in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Thank you, Jacques. I think I did a better job keeping to scale on this build which really helps with the realism.
Thank you very much, John.
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Canute reacted to John Ruy in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Beautiful Kieth, Incredible work. 🤩
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Canute reacted to JacquesCousteau in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Amazing work! It's incredible how realistic it looks at such a tiny scale.
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Canute reacted to Keith Black in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Thank you to everyone for the comments and likes.
The handrail is finished and with that the heavy lifting for this ugly duck is done but I still have a couple of days adding the final details. After just four months the push boat portion of this build log is almost done and then it's onto making the barge.
I've answered all the initial port side questions as best I could and I'm pretty pleased with the results. In the beginning the port side blank spot had me intimidated but as I added known elements the port side mysteries slowly revealed themselves.
I wish I could take credit for meticulous planning the pump placement where everything would fit like a glove but that's not the case. I placed it where I thought it should go but in truth it's much more of "even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then".
Thank you for your support and for following along.
Keith
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Canute reacted to Keith Black in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Thank you for that most kind comment, Eric.
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Canute reacted to Cathead in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
I'm going to have to order a replacement WOW button soon, mine is wearing out.
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Canute reacted to Keith Black in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
Thank you very much, Paul.
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Canute reacted to Jeff59 in Bismarck by madtatt - FINISHED – Trumpeter with Pontos set – 1:200 - PLASTIC
Thanks again Joe, regarding painting going to do her as she was on commissioning day, also with no blast bags on Caesar and Dora turrets and range finders on Anton turrets plus no aircraft. 🤛 still busy with decorating and work on my shed as yet, but really looking forward to to starting the Bismarck model again soon. 🫰
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Canute reacted to Jeff59 in Mikasa by madtatt - Merit International - 1:200 - PLASTIC - pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) - appearance after 1905
Just thought, l kind of forgot just how much work this model actually was, you’re model is really reminding me 😂 Superb workmanship as usual Jolle 🤛 let you into a secret, theirs still a lot to do 😂 glad it’s not just me that’s bonkers. Great to see her progress.
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Canute reacted to Jsk in V108 by catopower - Digital Navy - 1/200 Scale - CARD - Torpedo Boat - MSW Tutorial Build
Just so! At the time I was working weekends and had a couple of weekday off when the Admiral was at work. 😉
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Canute reacted to ccoyle in V108 by catopower - Digital Navy - 1/200 Scale - CARD - Torpedo Boat - MSW Tutorial Build
Sounds vaguely ominous! 😬
In this instance, I think any kind of doubling technique would adversely impact the scale of the part -- but your description of the process is intriguing! I can easily envision this conversation going down at the Coyle household later:
Mrs. Coyle: "Honey, what are you burning?"
Me: "Me? Nothing. Why?"
Mrs. Coyle: "It smells like melting Ziploc bags in here."
Me: "Hmmm. Can't imagine why." 😝
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Canute reacted to Jsk in V108 by catopower - Digital Navy - 1/200 Scale - CARD - Torpedo Boat - MSW Tutorial Build
Have you tried Necroscoping?
A couple of years ago I was designing a Zeppelin model (there's an old build log on the Paper Modelers forum under the user name 'Kugelfang') and I used the technique to laminate some pieces. Basically, I took plastic from a zip lock bag, sandwiched it between the two pieces of card I wanted to laminate, encased the whole thing in a folded piece of 20# paper and ran a medium (or low?) temperature iron over it to melt the plastic and bond the two pieces of card stock together. It also added considerable rigidity to the piece--which is why it might be worth trying. As a matter of fact, when I get back to my skipjack build I think I'll try this technique for the frame of the winder which will be similar to your support girders.
Just a thought....
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Canute reacted to catopower in V108 by catopower - Digital Navy - 1/200 Scale - CARD - Torpedo Boat - MSW Tutorial Build
GradpaPhil, thanks for the explanation on the primer coating. Haven't tried that yet. With CA, I've been using thin CA to plasticize my paper parts since my first paper model 10 years ago. I've just never cut anything this thin before. I tried using the CA before I cut the part, and that seemed to work for a while, until it didn't...
Next, I tried laminating the part, thinking the extra layer would make the part stronger. The problem there is that the parts are so thin, when there is delaminaion, there's some tearing and some slipping of the paper that happens, leaving not much to glue back together. I'm going to try going back to a single layer card stock for this.
Beautiful French sailing warship, by the way!
Hi Chris, I'd never heard the name for the technique, but it makes sense, thanks. That's what I'm basically doing with the chopped single-edge razor blades. Did the same thing really when I was using a scalpel blade, but the thickness of the blade pushes parts sideways as I push the blade down on the part. I'm hoping the razor blades, being so much thinner, will reduce the sideways pressure as I chop into the part.
I gave up on it last night, but printed out yet another parts sheet so I can try again. Maybe a combination of the up and down strokes, using single layer card stock, and luck will lead to success this time?
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